Quick Guide to Source Game Servers (Using Hamachi)

[Squirrel Hero]

NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL NOT WORK FOR REAL ONLINE SERVERS. THIS IS TO CREATE SERVERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS.

First of all, all players will need Hamachi.

Step 1: Start up Hamachi and follow the instructions. You should get a Hamachi IP address used for connecting to you.

Step 2: Join a channel. I made one specifically for Sonic Vegemite, this can be used for any Source game, it works for all of them.

Network: Sonic Vegemite
Password: SVMB

If you are the one that's going to create a server, go to step 3a, if you are going to join the server, go to step 3b.

Step 3a: Start up your Source game and choose Create Multiplayer. Set up everything you need.

Step 3b: Open your Source game, go to Play Multiplayer, go to the favourites tab, right click, Add server by IP address. A new window should open up. Enter the Hamachi IP address of the one who made the server and choose Find games at this address. You should find a game and be able to join it.

This worked for me, hope it works for you guys.

EDIT: Oh and if any of you are asking what Hamachi is, and what it does, I've gotten several different answers to that question.

<Mgbenz> Online Lan emulator.
<Machinaweapon> Proxy network.
<bebop> It's a room like this but everyone has an IP which you could connect to

So yeah, pick your favourite explanation.

[CoolCorky]

So... who else did you try this with?

Oh, and I assume we want the non-commercial version.

[Squirrel Hero]

I tried it with 3 different people. All of which you don't know.

And if you want their names, Anjel, Flakhammer and Jesuszilla.

Oh and yeah take the noncommercial version

[CoolCorky]

So, tried it out on Gmod with Therio.

First time I've ever hosted a working server. It was a little laggy to start with, but soon got better. A good little program here. Use it.

[Sergeant Dull]

But everyone uses Hamachi to host a local server when the game won't do it usually.

[CoolCorky]

Actually, one little thing I should point out:

As long as you state in the server name that Hamachi is required, you could host a local or even dedicated server that anyone else with Hamachi can connect to.

[Eco]

lol hamachi

[Squirrel Hero]

Nice spam.

You're stretching the page, get out.

[Max Firestorm]

I've had Hamachi for a while now, since CnC Generals Shockwave needed it for online gaming.

Not a bad little program at all.

[Sergeant Dull]

I used Hamachi for Age of Empires 3 the past 2 or so years. It then sprung to me if i ever had Source problems I could use it (Though I hardly did... Except for a certain type of L4D I own >>)

[Squirrel Hero]

Yeah you were always the one that DID have the power to create servers.

Had a 3 player game today. Was fun until I decided to fire a clusternuke at one of them and I crashed the server. >>;

[Sergeant Dull]

Sure I created servers. I didn't have Hamachi on, and none of you guys had it then either

[Squirrel Hero]

Yeah you're just magic

[Sergeant Dull]

I know how to forward ports ._.


Not all games can run without hamachi though.

[Squirrel Hero]

I forwarded my ports and it STILL didn't work like it should.